Burner for vapor-lamps



1. K. O'NEIL.`

t VVVapor Burner. No. 20296. Patented May 18, 1858.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JNO. K. O'NEIL, OF KINGSTON, NEW YORK.

BURNER FOR VAPOB-LAMPS.

Specfication of Letters Patent No. 20,296, dated May 18, 1858.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN K. UNEIL, of Kingston, in the county of Ulsterand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved VaporizingLamp-Burner; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making part of this specification; Figure 1 being` a sideelevation of my improved burner connected With a tube for conveying thefluid thereto; Fig. 2, a plan of the same; Fig. 8, a vertical section inthe plane indicated by the line a: m, Fig. 1; Fig. 4, top view of a partdetached.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

The fluid is vaporized in the tube A, being introduced therein by aWick, by pressure from a fountain, or in any other known and convenientmanner. If introduced in any other way than by a wick, the quantityintroduced may be regulated either by the fountain itself, or by afaucet b; and the tube should be so arranged that no fluid will escapeto the burner pipe. To the end a, of the tube A, the burner pipe B, isjointed, so as to turn up or down, being of the form shown, or of anyother form suitable to convey the generated vapor to the burner properC. Said burner is also jointed to the pipe B; and it may have a handleo, by which it may always be adjusted to a vertical position, as it ismoved up and down. It is situated directly beneath that part of the tubeA, where the vapor is to be generated by its heat. The joint, by whichthe vapor pipe B, is connected With the tube A, enables this burner tobe brought nearer to said tube, so as to increase the heat communicatedthereto, as indicated by black lines in Fig. l; or be removed fartherfrom said tube, and thus diminish the heat imparted to it, as indicatedby red lines in the same figure, and as the quantity of vapor generatedis in proportion to the heat applied to the tube A, it follows that thenearer the burner is brought to said tube, the more vapor is produced,and the larger the flame of the burner; and Vice versa. Thus, in themost simple manner, the flame and light are increased or diminished, atpleasure, and the amount of vapor generated is always justsufficient toproduce the amount of light given, none being wasted, and by turningdown the burner far enough, the vapor will cease to be formed, and thelamp Will be extinguished. By this means, an adjustable burner isproduced, by which the light can be increased or diminished at pleasure,and the vapo-r gone-rated be always just suflicient to supply theburner, the adjustment of both being regulat-ed at the same time, by theeye.

The burner may be arranged so as to receive a shade or chimney in anyusual manner.

The form and arrangement may be Varied in any manner, provided theessential feature above described and herein claimed, shall be retained.

VVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The arrangement of the burner beneath the Vaporizing tube or chamber insuch a manner as to be movable or adjustable to different distancestherefrom, whereby the amount of light produced and of vapor generatedmay be exactly and in all degrees regulated simultaneously and bemutually dependent on each other, in the manner specified.

The above specification of my improved vaporizing lamp burner, signed byme this siXth day of April, 1858.

J OHN K. O,NEIL.

WVitnesses:

D. L. DEGKER, O. VANDERVORT,

